Vol 16 Issue 04

It is one of the remarkable peculiarities of the religion of Israel, that, while it claimed superiority over every other, and was distinguished from them all, as alone inculcating the worship of the only living and true God, and while it was perfectly suited to the purpose for which it was designed, it acknowledged that it was itself only preparatory to the future, a better, and a perfect revelation. It was professedly adopted and limited to one peculiar people;—it was confined, in many of its institutions, to the land of Judea; and being full of promises of better things to...